4. Students identify themselves by ethnicity in one of the following groups:

African American. All persons descending from any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Latino origin).

American Indian or Alaskan Native. All persons descending from any of the original people of North America, and who maintain cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

Asian American. All persons descending from any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent. This area includes, for example, China, Japan, Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan, India, and Thailand.

Filipino. All persons descending from any of the original people of the Philippine Islands.

Mexican American, Mexican. All persons descending from any of the original people of Mexico.

Other Latino. All persons descending from any of the original people of Central America or South America , including persons having origins from Cuba, Puerto Rico, other Caribbean Islands, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race (except Mexican American).

Pacific Islander. All persons descending from any of the original peoples of the Pacific Islands (except Filipinos). This area includes, for example, Hawaii, Samoa, Tahiti, Guam, Fiji, and the Marshall Islands.

White Non-Latino. All persons descending from any of the original people of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East (except those of Latino origin).

Unknown. Students having an ethnic group code of "No Response," and "Declined to State" are grouped together in this report as "Unknown." This group also includes students whose ethnicity cannot be classified into one of the identified groups.

5. Enrollments are summarized by ethnic group after first excluding "nonresident aliens." Students having an ethnic group code of "all other responses," "no response," and "declined to state" are grouped together in this report as "unknown."

6. Class level is determined by the number of accumulated semester or quarter credit hours as follows:

Class Level

Semester Hours

Quarter Hours

lower division

fewer than 60

fewer than 90

upper division

60 or more

90 or more

7. A graduate student holds an acceptable baccalaureate or its equivalent and has been enrolled in a graduate degree program.

8. A postbaccalaureate student holds an acceptable baccalaureate or its equivalent and is not enrolled in a graduate degree program.

9. Enrollment in the Statewide Nursing Program is now included in Dominguez Hills.

10. Beginning fall 1999, International Programs is included in all statistical reports.

11. The release of the CSU Graduate and Undergraduate 2009-10 Application on October 1, 2008, marked the beginning of the transition to a new data collection process for ethnic and race data that was mandated by the Federal Government. In 2010-11, all ethnic and race data listed in the Statistical Reports will reflect the new data collection process.

12. Beginning fall 2008, fall reports will be posted with resident-only data as well as the total enrollment data.

13. Beginning fall 2010, fall reports will be posted with non-resident-only data as well as resident-only and total enrollment data.

Table 27. Public High School Graduates Completing A to F Course Requirements and CSU First-Time Freshmen as a Percentage of all California Public High School GraduatesTotal Enrollment - Table 27("Resident Only" and "Non-Resident Only" not applicable)

Regular
A. Applicants who are California Residents or graduates of a California high school (40753).
B. Applicants who are neither California Resident nor graduates of a California high school (40754).
C. Applicants who are graduates of foreign secondary schools (40755).

Exceptional
H. Applicants not otherwise eligible and who are not classified as "disadvantaged" (40900-general).
I. Applicants not otherwise eligible and who are classified as "disadvantaged" (40901).

Other
D. Applicants who are adult students (40756) and full-time permanent or probationary employees (41804e).
E. Applicants who are not otherwise eligible provided they are "eligible veterans" as defined in Subdivision (a) (1) of Section 1652, Title 38, United States code (40756.1).
F. Applicants to curricula of less than four years (40757).
L. Students admitted in pilot programs (41250) (EXCEPTION: "L" admits were considered regular admits from fall 1995 through spring 1999)

2. Undergraduate transfers

Regular
N. Applicants who are California residents and who have completed 60 units of transferable college credit (40803).
O. Applicants with fewer than 60 units, 2.0 GPA, eligible under 1965 standards (40804).
X. Applicants who were regularly admissible except for deficiencies in the 15-unit CSU course preparation pattern, which were corrected after graduation from high school (40804.1).

Exceptional
T. Applicants not otherwise eligible and who are not classified as "disadvantaged" (40900-general).
U. Applicants not otherwise eligible and who are classified as "disadvantaged" (40901).

Other
Q. Applicants with particular majors (40805).
R. Applicants who are not otherwise eligible provided they are "eligible veterans" as defined in Subdivision (a) (1) of Section 1652, Title 38, United States code (40805.1).
S. Applicants who, in the judgment of the appropriate campus authority, can succeed at the campus (40806) and full-time permanent or probationary employees (41804e).
W. Applicants who are adult students (40807).
Y. Applicants in pilot programs under Section 41250.
Z. Applicants who are adult students (40807)